Third Annual Youth Health Fair Held at Local Education Center in Tigard

Third Annual Youth Health Fair hosted by local organization, 'O.H.A.N.A. Foundation to commence this Sunday, June 29th, 2014 from 1pm to 3pm. This FREE event is open to the community and will be held at ‘O.H.A.N.A. Foundation Education Center on 14335 SW Pacific Highway, Tigard, Oregon. Enjoy a fun filled family afternoon with education and activities on how to be active and healthy in our community.

The ‘O.H.A.N.A. Foundation is an Aloha, Oregon based non-profit whose mission is to make a difference by promoting education. 2010 marked the beginning of the Foundation's Scholarships program which has awarded over $18,000 in educational scholarships since then. These scholarships have helped our youth, ages 9 and up, continue their cultural and academic education in various programs such as Kamehameha Schools Explorations, Cultural Workshops and college scholarships for students entering their first year. Our annual events raises money for the Kulia I Ka Nu’u Scholarship which supports various programs such as an Annual Youth Health Fair, Malama Ka ‘Ohana (Adopt A Family), Child Life Program at Providence, CARES Northwest, Washington County Child Welfare, Washington County Boys and Girls transitional home, Hands on Portland, HomePlate, Potluck in the Park, just to name a few.

"Our mission has always revolved around the wellbeing of today’s youth, they are our future. This event provides not just their family with the right tools, but the youth as well. Our goal for our youth fair is to educate the keiki (children) on ways they can help with keeping their ‘ohana (family) healthy and active!” says Leialoha Ka`ula, founder of ‘O.H.A.N.A. Foundation and Ka Lei Hali’a O Ka Lokelani. “It was such an amazing event to be at last year, being able to see the community organizations interacting with the local kids really gives us, their parents, that push to really step up to the plate and encourage our youth to be more involved” says Cheryl Dutro, Cultural Director for ‘O.H.A.N.A. Foundation.